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(43) Date of publication: 05.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/27 (21) Application number: 04790308.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 1/24(1968.09) A23D 7/02(1990.01) A23D 7/01(1995.01) A23D 7/015(1995.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/011418 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/039316 (06.05.2005 Gazette 2005/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 24.10.2003 US 693474 17.08.2004 EP 04077323 (71) Applicants: UNILEVER N.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR  UNILEVER PLC London, Greater London EC4P 4BQ (GB) CY GB IE

(72) Inventors: AQUINO, Leonardo Jose Sanchez Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632 (US) BEN-SMAIL, Khaldoun Ismail NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL) BIALEK, Jadwiga Malgorzata NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL) KNIGHT, Penelope Eileen Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ (GB) (74) Representative: Tjon Tien Ril, Hon Kong Guno et al Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)